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Tuesday, March 21, 1950
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The Headlines
JESSUP DENOUNCES M'CARTHY CHARGES AS DANGER TO U.S.; Foreign Relations Are Harmed by 'False and Irresponsible' Accusations, He Asserts FOUGHT REDS, ENVOY SAYS Marshall, Eisenhower Letters Strongly Supporting Him Are Read at Senate Hearing Both Strongly Back Jessup Eisenhower Decries Charges M'CARTHY CHARGES SCORED BY JESSUP Defends Testifying for Hiss Jessup Stands by Principle Row Over Files Continues
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Francis
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Sergey Lavrov (1950)
- Slavoj Žižek (1949)
- Modest Mussorgsky (1839)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Credit Cards, Pager & Otis Elevators (Self-Service).
Style of 1950
Silhouette: Hourglass and tailored
Material: Cotton and poodle cloth
- Poodle skirts
- Twinsets
- Cat-eye glasses
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
27,835 days ago
(76 years, 95 days)